Sourcing Contracts Specialist

Sourcing Contracts Specialist

This is a long-term contract position in West Houston. This position provides Supply Chain support to Corp. Digital & Information Technology (D&IT)organization, for software licensing, IT hardware, IT/OT security, networking & telecom, professional/consulting services and/or managed service programs. You will proactively support a specific D&IT capability stream, managing your client’s respective projects, suppliers, and contracts.

Responsibilities

• Proactively manages Corp. D&IT suppliers and contracts
• Efficiently responds to D&IT client requests
• Conducts key supplier analysis and/or market analysis and raises concerns / opportunities with
• &IT clients and/or Supply Chain management
• Manage all aspects D&IT contracts portfolio, ensuring alignment with client’s requirements, such as annual renewals, contract renegotiations, license optimization & compliance, service level agreements and post-award contract management plans
• Identifies unique sourcing strategies
• Negotiates solid contractual and commercial terms and conditions
• Maintain contracts portfolio and conducts all sourcing events
• Engages with Legal and respective Core-Clause owners to deliver favorable contractual terms & conditions

Critical Skills:

• Strategic Sourcing and Contracts/Category Management expertise
• Technical Sourcing & Contracting competencies in:
• Hardware, networking, on-prem software, Cloud / SaaS (Software as a Service), including PaaS /
• aaS (Platform / Infrastructure as a Service)
• Lean-agile contracting methodologies, as it relates to software implementation and the solution integrators
• Large, complex IT software contracts
• Migrating internal IT support to Manage Service Providers (MSPs)
• Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Business, Engineering, other related field, or foreign equivalent
• 5+ years of experience in Information Technology and/or Supply Chain
• Intermediate proficiency with Contract Management / R2P Systems (i.e. SMART, SAP, etc.) and complete Microsoft Office 365 suite (including Power BI)